Feast of Christmas! ~ Merry Christmas!

Learning Intention: The feast of Christmas the mystery of God.

Water Cycle and the Interactions with the Earth Subsystems!

Advent Meaning!

Prepare the way for the coming of Christ!

LI: Understand Christ's coming in history and how he comes today.

The gifts of Body and Soul

The gifts of Body and Soul 

Physical	Emotional	Intellectual	Spiritual
Playing sport	Fear	Thinking	Celebrating the Sacraments
Skateboarding	Worry	Meditating	Uniqueness
Eating	Compassion	Remembering	Grace
Dancing	Love	Boredom	Loving
Cooking	Anger	Imagining	Soul
Walking	Sad	Predicting	Innermost Self
Showing compassion	Delight	Reasoning
Judging	Forgiveness	Mind
Painting		Problem solving
Analysing
Running
Bones

WALHT: Group and classify examples that relate to each of the four dimensions of the human body and soul. 

The gifts that God  has given each of us are very special and this table shows where these gifts belong under the categories of physical gifts, emotional gifts, intellectual gifts and spiritual gifts. 

Ordering Decimals

Last day of Tech!

Today was the last day of Tech. On the last day of Tech our task was to complete and finalize all of our work that we had started from the very beginning of the semester.

One of the task that we had to finish was to analysing a photo and summarise it from what we had visualised. The Artwork was based off of a broke busker and everyone had the choice of making assumptions on what the artwork could possibly be about or telling us. We made assumptions based on what we saw, we had to especially notice the small, simple things around to make better assumptions on the artwork.  

Our next step was to create a parody drawing of The Beatles photo on the crosswalk. To make the parody we took the photo and replaced The Beatles band members with cartoon characters of our choice. We did this by using the chromebook to search up these characters and draw them on the paper with the same aspect as the original photo. In this task we could change up the things around in the scenery but just not the crossing and the road so that when people see the work, they would know that we based it off of the Beatles crosswalk photo.

We also had the chance to add touch-ups and fix up our Singlets that we drew and painted. This was our main focus of art and our most important one. Luckily I had finished and fixed up my singlet which I am very proud of.

As soon as we completed and finished all these tasks, we left the visual arts classroom and ran off to our bus to school. I had an amazing time at Technicraft and enjoyed taking visual arts very much. I was very proud with my work and I look forward to taking the same class with Mr. B next term for tech.

Pray for Houston!

The Greenhouse Effect!

The Greenhouse effect occurs when heat is trapped into the earth in which  it causes an increase in warmth. The greenhouse effect negatively impacts on a lot people, places and the environment.

This  impacts on the melting of icebergs and blocks in cold areas such as Antarctica. It causes water to enlarge or increase in size. Seeing that, in the future there could be a possibility that the water might overflow onto islands that are surrounded by water such as Fiji, Samoa and Tonga because the islands are very small and basically enclosed by ocean water. They could either be overflowed by water or even sink into the ocean.

Secondly, the greenhouse effect from the sun can be too hot and end up heating up or dehydrating the land. This could dehydrate plants, trees, crops and many more natural substances in this world. This could lead to lack of food, plants and an increase of heat degree.

The Greenhouse effect is very dangerous and could affect a lot of things in this world especially in the near future.  

WALHT: to use the structures and features of an explanation.

Scripture Connect!

Jesus taught in many places and used a range of strategies to teach his messages

Find the scripture and use information in the reading to complete the chart below.

Scripture Reference	Place	Teaching Characteristic
Matthew 5:1-11	On a mountain	Clear message for people to think about
Mark 2:1-2	Capernaum	Healing the paralyzed.
Mark 4: 1-2	By the Lake	Teaching the people parables.
Mark 1:21-28	Synagogue	He performed a miracle and drove the impure spirit out of a man.
Luke 7:36-50	A pharisee's house	Jesus was anointed by a sinful woman.
Luke 24: 13 - 35	On the Road Emmaus	He told his disciples about God.

Assumption of Mary!

Prayer- Assumption of Mary

Father in Heaven,

all creation rightly gives you praise.

For all life and all holiness comes from you.

In the plan of your wisdom

she who bore the Christ in her womb,

Was raised body and soul in glory

to be wit him in Heaven.

May we follow your example in

reflecting your holiness

and join in her hymn of endless

love and praise.

We ask this through Christ, Amen

The Story of the Assumption: From this site: The site

One glance at a daily newspaper or a television news show will tell you that some people do not value human life. But this is not news. During the Holocaust of World War II, millions of people were tortured and killed. This terrible tragedy led many people to wonder about human life. How valuable is a single human life? How valuable are the lives of the elderly, the unborn, the terminally ill? Are their lives worth as much as those of people who are healthy and active, working, and raising families?

God creates human life and gives it value. And Jesus gave his life on the cross to redeem each individual human person. By doing this, Jesus said, “Your life is worth my dying to save you.” Through his own Resurrection, Jesus showed us the glory of our resurrection and of our living in the Holy Spirit. Jesus promised that the body and soul of a person, separated at death, will be joined together again in glory at the Last Judgment. The person will be whole for all eternity.

The feast of Mary’s Assumption is a preview of what our lives will be. At the end of her earthly life, Mary was assumed, or taken up, into heaven body and soul. She did not have to wait for the end of the world, as we do. God granted her this special privilege because of her sinlessness and her fullness of grace.

The Church has always believed in Mary’s assumption into heaven. But on November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII focused the attention of the whole world on the Assumption of Mary as a dogma and mystery of our faith. This mystery shows us that God wants every human person, body and soul, to be in glory forever, just as Mary is now. This dogma shows how important every single human life is. Pope Pius XII hoped that by thinking about Mary’s Assumption, people all over the world would develop a deeper respect for their own lives and their own bodies. He also hoped that people would grow in respect for the lives of others.

Stop Bear Farming!!

WALHT: Use key ideas to inform  and persuade others using an infographic.

My R.E mindmap!

Auckland Zoo!

The sun's rays flashed into my eyes as I woke up. My dad and mum were purposely yelling at me to wake up. I was so confused… I got up and walked to my parents but as I walked I stumbled across the calendar and realised that it was Thursday which meant it was time for our family to go to the zoo.

Half asleep during the ride, my eyes finally caught a glimpse of destination and I was filled with excitement. Willing to explore the amazements of the zoo, I hopped out of the car and ran to the entrance of the zoo.

We purchased our entry tickets and received a guide map from the kind staff members. The Otter Enclosure was the first area we decided to gaze and admire the otters at the enclosure. When we looked into the enclosure, we found otters sleeping beside the rivers. In my opinion I thought that the otters were unbearably cute for their own good.

Our next stop was the sumatran tiger enclosure. The enclosure was surrounded by sound-proof glass that was very strong so that we don't draw too much attention to the sumatran tigers. When we went there, we could only see two tigers and unfortunately they were both taking a nap. The tigers were really big sumatran tigers that were imported from Indonesia so  I thought that it was pretty interesting to know.

As time exceeded, we walked to an enclosure that was filled with different types of birds especially native birds such as, pukekos, fantails, kererus, parakeets, banded-rails, bell birds, brown kiwis, grey teal, kukupu, moreporks, dotterels, tuis, shags and takahes. The birds whistled and tweeted their way around the enclosure. The enclosure was filled with trees that were the bird's natural habitat. I thought that it was splendid to look at because of the amazing colours of the different birds.

This was probably my least favourite part of the day but we went past some reptiles. There were plenty of skinks and geckos but there were also tuataras, bearded dragons, special snakes (called scheltopusik), toitures and even alligators. Although they were kind of fascinating I still found it terrifying to look at especially the alligators.

Besides where the reptiles were, there was the invertebrates. Which was creatures like spiders, wetas and native spiders. The spider that I freaked out most about was adean-stripe knee tarantula. I had never seen a tarantula so big and I don't like spiders in general so I got pretty scared.

Subsequently it was time to see another one of the cat species. We stumbled across where the leopards were. Thankfully they were awake and we were able to take some great photos. They were really big and had different black spots on this over their bright yellow with an orange tinge coat.

Following that we went to where the elephants were because a special elephant entertainment or show was on at the time we went there. There were a couple of zoo staff members there feeding the elephants while another zoo staff member talked us through what was happening. The elephants had names and one was named, Angie and one was Belma.

When the show had ended, we were super hungry and there was conveniently stores next to us so we made the decision of buying food for us to devour. My sister and I ordered $4 chips to share between the two of us. We waited at the benches for our food, it took quite a long time but it was worth the wait because when it arrived my sister and I feasted on it and it was delicious.  

It was almost time to go but we stopped to look at the zebras and giraffes. This was probably my favourite because the giraffes were so tall and I think that I like the colour of giraffes and their patterns.

It was finally time to go home and our family was all so exhausted from such a fun day at the Auckland Zoo.

Rounding Decimals

WALHT: round decimals to the whole number to estimate a solution.

Calculation	Rounded	Estimation
2.7 x 9	3 x 9	27 (Example)
4.6 x 5	5 x 5	25
8.2 x 6	8 x 6	48
14.7 x 3	15 x 3	45
25.3 x 5	25 x 5	125
39.57 x 8	40 x 8	320
8 x 99.68	8 x 100	800
7 x 31.88	32 x 7	224

Winter Learning Journey Day 4!

Activity one: 

To keep the stranded whales, very helpful groups of people used big buckets of water to try to save the whales. By doing this, they kept the whales hydrated and not dry. Another group of people also placed towels on them which I think was another smart method to keep the whales alive and hydrated. 

Activity two: 

The movie, Whale Rider is about a girl named, Paikia who wants to be someone and fulfill something that she thinks and believes she can be but the people around her, like her Grandfather disapproves of what she believes in what she can be. 

My Ratings on this movie: 4.5/5 I think that this movie should be recognised by more people especially children, so that they get the message of believing in yourself no matter what gender, race or colour you are because anything is possible. 

Bonus Activity: 

I think that fishing in the FareWell Spit areas should be banned because as a New Zealand citizen I think that killing dolphins is very cruel and selfish. If we let people fish in those areas our future generations won't be able to admire the beauty and magnificence of these wonderful creatures that we have in New Zealand. 

Winter Learning Journey! Day 3! 😃

What animal did I choose to adopt? 

I chose to adopt the yellow-crowned kakariki, commonly known as the Kakariki. 

Features: The bird looks like a kakariki with a yellow crown. Also a red band in front of and behind the eye in the red-crowned does not extend behind the eye as the Red-crowned kakariki does. 

Habitat/distribution: Kakarikis inhabit in the North & South Islands and is slowly making their way to the Stewart Island. They are also high forest dwellers especially in old growth beech and podocarp forests. 

Principal threats: 

- Loss of habitats

- Introduced predators such as stoats and ship rats 

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Possums: 

I think New Zealand made a good choice to try and get rid of the possums because they are putting our native birds in danger and causing them to decrease in population. However, I think that we shouldn't kill the possums but we should trap them and maybe take them away from places where the native birds live and put them in caged areas, where they can still eat and not kill any birds. 

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Winter Learning Journey-Day 2

Three activities I enjoyed exploring the most: 

• I really enjoyed exploring the Tane Mahuta walk because of the huge trees and the beautiful views of the plants and the landscape.
• I also enjoyed the Rangitoto Island because of the huge mountain that was bigger than I thought and the caves and rocks.
• The KareKare beach was my third favourite. I loved looking at the beach and the beautiful sights of New Zealand. 

These are my three favourite activities I enjoyed the most and here is my journal diary thoughts on exploring the wonders and beauty of New Zealand. 

09.07.17
Dear Diary, 
You wouldn't believe what had happened today! I explored the best parts of New Zealand with my family and it was the best experience I have had in my whole entire life. I haven't the most fun in my life. My favourite part of the trip was probably getting to see the sunset view at the KareKare beach. 
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Questions I'd ask Laura Dekker if I interviewed her:

• Were you nervous about sailing the whole world by yourself? 
• Who inspired you to do this? 
• If you could, would you try this experience again? 
• Out of all the countries or islands you sailed past, what was your favourite? 
• Did anything go wrong while you were sailing? _____________________________________________________________________

Interview with a family member

• Walk around
• Play Touch with a rugby ball
• Swim with family at beach
• Play Volley Ball during the summer
• Gardening